MOTHS OF THE GRENADINES
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Limacodidae


The Limacodidae ('Slug Moths') are a small family of some 1,000 species worldwide, reaching their greatest diversity in the tropics. Like the Megalopygidae, adults are small to medium in size and have broad, rounded wings and hairy bodies. The larvae have a slug-like 'glassy' appearance and move with a wave-like motion (leading to their common name of 'Slug Moths') or are covered in stinging hairs. Many are of economic importance as defoliators of crop plants.

I have catalogued two species of this family from the Grenadines to date, as listed below - please click on the underlined species name to go to a colour illustration of the adult, where available, and brief information on the species.


The genus Semyra
  • Semyra coarctata Walker 1855

    The genus Perola
  • Perola bistrigataHampson 1898


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